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DON

Director of Nursing

DSH

Deliberate self-harm

EEO

Emergency examination orders

FIFO

Fly in, Fly out

FTE

Full-time equivalent, as relevant to the employment of staff

General/generalist nurse

a nurse registered with the Australian Regulatory Health Authority as a nurse and does not hold, or has no post qualification (or equivalent experience) in mental health nursing (as a specialist of general nursing)

GP

General (medical) practitioner

HREC

Human Research Ethics Committee

ICMJE

International Committee of Medical Journal Editors

Illicit drug use

the use of drugs that are illegal to possess or use, and any legal drug used in an illegal manner (e.g., volatile substances such as petrol and paint and pharmaceuticals being used for non-medical purposes). This is the definition used in the National Drug Strategy Household Survey.

MANOVA

Multivariate analysis of variance

MBS

Medicare Benefits Scheme

MDMA

3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (ecstasy)

MHN

Mental health nurse